Team information
- Abbr
- PAL
- Sport
- Soccer
- League
- Brazilian Série A
- Founded
- 1914
- Home market
- São Paulo, Brazil
Sociedade Esportiva Palmeiras (Portuguese pronunciation: ) is a Brazilian football club from São Paulo. The club was founded on August 26, 1914, as Palestra Italia (pronounced: ), but changed to the current name on September 14, 1942. It is one of the most popular and successful Brazilian clubs, with almost 17 million supporters, including a large number of Brazilians of Italian ancestry. Despite being primarily an association football team, Palmeiras competes in a number of different sports, mo